A chance at major tournament revenge will await England if they can get past Argentina

Referees, their decisions and their appointments have been a hot topic of conversation this week at the World Cup

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Squad perform one last ‘Viking row’ on palace stepsParade briefly halted by low-hanging overhead cablesMore than 100,000 fans flooded the streets of Oslo, Norway’s capital, to give their team a warm welcome, turning the heartbreak of their World Cup exit into ⁠a massive national celebration.A 2-1 ⁠extra-time defeat by England on ​Saturday brought …

Our cartoonist sets the scene before the semi-finals, with Thomas Tuchel’s team taking on old rivals ArgentinaBuy David’s cartoons | Some of his favourite worksAnd his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...

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An arrest order has been issued for the daughter-in-law of North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick.

It's that time of the year again - the transfer window is now open until September 1 and it's sure to be a busy period with clubs looking to make big signings ahead of next season. 

Come 8pm on Wednesday evening and there's only one thing which pubs across the country will be showing. Yet, you may be surprised to hear, there's one Englishwoman supporting Argentina.

Argentina have requested to wear their blue away kit for Wednesday's crunch semi-final against England in a move seemingly designed to unsettle their opponents.

One of Lionel Messi's team-mates has brought up the political tensions between the World Cup semi-finalists.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to attend the World Cup final in the United States, should England defeat Argentina this week.

Some big names have fallen down the ATP and WTA rankings after Wimbledon.

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England are scheduled to face Argentina at the World Cup and have been told areas that the opposition could target.

England beat one of the hosts in their own backyard when they went to the Azteca and won with 10 men. Then they saw off Erling Haaland and his pals in the last eight. Now it is the holders and the small matter of knocking out Argentina led by Lionel Messi.

Here we go. England face Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday - a fixture loaded with history, jeopardy and one final obstacle between Thomas Tuchel’s side and the World Cup final. It may be the biggest England game of a generation, but where could it be won or lost?

Team NI heptathlete Kate O'Connor tells BBC Sport NI about her relationship with her dad Michael, who is her coach.